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AL-MUKALLA: Local authorities in the central Yemeni province of Marib have issued a fresh appeal to international aid organizations and rights groups to rescue thousands of civilians trapped inside the Houthi-besieged district of Al-Abedia. In a statement seen by Arab News, they warned that more than 35,000 people who lived in Al-Abedia could die of starvation as the Houthis
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The Houthi ballistic missile and drone attacks that killed 17 civilians and injured in eastern Yemen s Marib city on Saturday drew condemnations from various authorities and organizations in Yemen. "This is a dangerous criminal attack that should not escape punishment," said the Ministry
Friday, 19 February 2021, 6:30 am
Geneva – The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor
and 33 other Yemeni human rights organizations have sent an
urgent letter to the European Union’s High Representative
for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell,
calling for an urgent intervention to stop the dangerous
humanitarian repercussions in Marib city northern Yemen, as
result of the Houthi attack.
The organizations said in
their letter that in the last two weeks, the Houthis have
escalated their military campaign to control Marib and have
increased their indiscriminate attacks without regard to the
basic principles of international humanitarian law and the
dangers posed to the civilian population.